Game with puck launching means and goal tender

ABSTRACT

A hollow rectangular game board having flat horizontal top and bottom surfaces and an inner chamber with a bottom which slopes downward from one end to the other. The other end has a vertical opening. The one end has off center top horizontal openings whereby when a puck falls through one of the horizontal openings it slides by gravity toward the other end in the chamber for subsequent removal at the vertical opening. A movable simulated goal tender is disposed at the one end between the horizontal openings. Manually actuated puck launching means disposed at the other end can release the puck as desired.

United States Patent [191 Shiga June 17, 1975 GAME WITH PUCK LAUNCIIINGMEANS AND GOAL TENDER [21], Appl. No.: 408,120

[52] US. Cl 273/121 R; 273/129; 273/85 R [51] Int. Cl. A63f 3/00 [58]Field of Search 273/126 R, 126 A, 122 R, 273/123 R, 125 R, 85 A, 85 R,129, 119 R,

119 A, 120 R, 120 A, 127 C; 124/17, 31, 42,

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,127,861 2/1915 Connor etal. 273/122 R 1,464,047 8/1923 Ross 273/119 R 2,237,486 4/1941Henderson.. 273/119 R X 2,645,492 7/1953 Durant 273/126 R 2,720,39810/1955 Andrews et a1. 273/126 R 2,981,542 4/1961 Weiss 273/123 R X3,105,687 10/1963 Munro et a1. 273/85 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS360,176 ll/l93l United Kingdom 273/85 A Primary Examiner-Anton O.Oechsle Assistant ExuminerT. Brown [57] ABSTRACT A hollow rectangulargame board having flat horizontal top and bottom surfaces and an innerchamber with a bottomwhich slopes downward from one end to the other.The other end has a vertical opening. The one end has off center tophorizontal openings whereby when a puck falls through one of thehorizontal openings it slides by gravity toward the other end in thechamber for subsequent removal at the vertical opening. A movablesimulated goal tender is disposed at the one end between the horizontalopenings. Manually actuated puck launching means disposed at the otherend can release the puck as desired.

1 Claim, 6 Drawing Figures GAME WITH PUCK LAUNCHING MEANS AND GOALTENDER SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention is directed toward a gameadapted for use by two players one of whom launches a puck along a gameboard toward a goal and the other of whom operates a simulated goaltender. The one player attempts to cause the puck to make a goal whilethe other player attempts to cause the tender to block the puck.

To this end, the invention employs a hollow rectangular game boardhaving flat horizontal top and bottom surfaces. The board has aninterior chamber with a bottom that slopes downward from one end to theother. The other end has a vertical opening. The one end has off-centerdisposed top horizontal openings whereby when a puck'falls through oneof the horizontal openings, it slides by gravity toward the other end inthe chamber for subsequent removal at the inner opening.

A movable simulated goal tender is disposed at the one end between thehorizontal openings. Manually actuated puck launching means disposed atthe other end can release the puck as desired. The game can then beplayed as described.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the playing board;

FIG. 2 is one end view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a cut away side view of the board showing the goal tender;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged detail view of the tender;

FIG. 5 is a cut away side view of the board showing the puck launchingmeans; and

FIG. 6 is an enlarged detail view of the launching means.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring now to FIGS.1-6, an elongated shallow hollow game board 10 has top and bottomhorizontal surfaces and an innerchamber 12. The bottom 18 of the chamberslopes downward from one end 14 to the opposite end 16. End 16 has ahorizontally elongated vertical slot 20. End 14 has two oppositelydisposed elongated horizontal slots 22 in the top horizontal surface.

End 14 has a cut away curved region 26. A horizontal hollow platform 28is secured to the center of end 14 intermediate slots 22 and extendsrearward. A simulated goal tender 30 vertically disposed in front of afront opening 32 in platform 28 and is secured by linkage 34 to verticalbar 36 which can be rotated to swing the tender to the left or right andcan be moved vertically to move the tender up or down. Opening 32 ismuch wider than the tender whereby should a puck 38 pass by tender intoopening 32, a goal is scored.

Should the puck be collected in slot 22, it will fall by gravity alongbottom 18 to end 16 and can be removed at slot 20. No goal is scoredunder these conditions.

A horizontal hollow tube 40 is pivotally secured via support 42 slightlyabove the top surface of the board and has an open front end 44 in whichthe puck can be disposed for launching.

An elongated horizontal plunger 46 is slidable in the other end of thetube and has an enlarged head. An elastic rubber band 48 or the like isdisposed around the plunger and extends downward over pulley 50 toengage hook 52 on trigger 54. The plunger can then be cocked andsubsequently released by pulling the trigger whereby the puck islaunched. It can be aimed at opening 32 with an attempt to pass thetender as described.

Located at letters S .are stationary images of separate hockey'playerswith curved sticks placed at a correct angle so as to deflect the puckinto the net.

Located at letter H is a player with movable stick to deflect puckanywhere into the net.

While I have described my invention with particular reference to thedrawings, such is not to be considered as limiting its actual scope.

Having thus described this invention, what is asserted as new is:

1. A game comprising:

a hollow rectangular game board having flat horizontal top and bottomsurfaces and an inner chamber with a bottom which slopes downward fromone end to the other, said other end having a vertical opening, said topsurface at said one end having off center top horizontal openingswhereby when a puck falls through one of the horizontal openings itslides by gravity toward the other end in the chamber for subsequentremoval at the vertical opening;

a horizontal hollow platform having a vertically disposed openingtherein being centrally secured to said top surface at said one end andextending rearwardly therefrom such that a puck sliding along said topsurface will enter said vertical opening in the platform;

a movable simulated goal tender disposed at the one end between thehorizontal openings in front of said vertical opening in a substantiallypuck blocking relationship;

a puck; and

manually actuated puck launching means disposed at the other end.

1. A game comprising: a hollow rectangular game board having flathorizontal top and bottom surfaces and an inner chamber with a bottomwhich slopes downward from one end to the other, said other end having avertical opening, said top surface at said one end having off center tophorizontal openings whereby when a puck falls through one of thehorizontal openings it slides by gravity toward the other end in thechamber for subsequent removal at the vertical opening; a horizontalhollow platform having a vertically disposed opening therein beingcentrally secured to said top surface at said one end and extendingrearwardly therefrom such that a puck sliding along said top surfacewill enter said vertical opening in the platform; a movable simulatedgoal tender disposed at the one end between the horizontal openings infront of said vertical opening in a substantially puck blockingrelationship; a puck; and manually actuated puck launching meansdisposed at the other end.